3 Keys to Happiness

Takeaways from my travels and recent workshop. . .

I came into this week hot off a trip to Colorado and Las Vegas, and then we wrapped up Mike Dooley's 21-day adventure with "Change One Thing", and I have too many takeaways to share in one email but I wanted to start here:

YOU ARE A DIVINE BEING. You are loved, you are golden, and you are perfect AS IS!

Too often we are trying to fill our cup up with learning and lessons, buying and consuming, doing and scheduling, and, in the end, we are left empty because none of those avenues are the direct shot to happiness.

In my travels I was reminded of three important keys to happiness:

1. Just being with the people you love and letting go of the to-do list can open your heart and calm your mind. Find gratitude in relationships, not things.

2. You are complete as you are. Perfectionism is a burden, best to let it go. There is no need to "get better" at something, you are always getting better just by going through life with awareness and conscious action. Be mindful of the Ego that slips into your mind to tell you you aren't good enough. Oh sweet one, you are SO good enough!

3. Focusing on just one thing helps to drive the manifestation train down the track. It's good to diversify, but in that, hone your visions in one success that can encompass all your desires and dreams. What's the umbrella desire that encompasses all your goals? In other words, if you have a goal to get certified as a trainer for hypnotherapy, and you have a goal to find your life partner, and you have a goal to lose 30 pounds... what's the umbrella desire for all those goals?

Those are the minute details of your ideal life – good income, happy marriage, healthy body – but what's the big picture? Inner peace? Blissful existence? Boundless possibilities? Then focus on THAT! And do your visualizations, playful imaginations and affirmations around that one desire, and the rest of the picture will fall into place. Sometimes, the Universe has better plans for you than that hypnotherapy certification, but if you focus too closely on one small detail of your happiness, you may miss all the synchronicities that could guide you to something better!